Christine Meeusen, right, who goes by the name Sister Kate, and India Delgado, who calls herself Sister Eevee, smoke a joint at Sisters of the Valley near Merced. The Sisters are self-ordained "weed nuns" on a mission to heal and empower women with their cannabis products. The Sisters, who despite their habits do not belong to any order of the Catholic Church, harvest their own cannabis plants. "We're against religion, so we're not a religion. We consider ourselves Beguine revivalists, and we reach back to pre-Christian practices,” says 58-year-old Sister Kate, who founded the sisterhood in 2014.
Tyler Kennedy smells a marijuana sample offered by Noah Siialata at CannaDaddy's Wellness Center marijuana dispensary in Portland, Oregon, Thursday. From Capitol Hill to the West Coast marijuana enthusiasts observed their culture's high holiday, 4/20, with public smoke-outs, parties and, yes, great deals on weed.
A woman in Santiago, Chile, smokes marijuana during a rally against drug trafficking and in favor of the legalization of the self-cultivation of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes.
People smoke marijuana on Boston Common Thursday.
Cheers go up at 4:20 p.m. Thursday during the annual 4/20 marijuana event at Sunset Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia.
California "weed nun" Christine Meeusen – Sister Kate – lights a joint at Sisters of the Valley near Merced.
A woman smokes marijuana in a "hitter" during a 4/20 party to demand legalization and to celebrate pot culture outside the Senate building in Mexico City, Mexico.
People play with a mock marijuana joint in Mexico City.
Assorted cupcakes are displayed for sale at a medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday.
Dustin Creasy, of Denver, exhales after taking a hit during the 4/20 event at Civic Center Park Denver, Colorado.
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